John Habberton

John Habberton (February 24, 1842 – February 24, 1921) was an American author and journalist.

Biography He was born at Brooklyn, New York, and educated in the public schools of Illinois, where he went to live with an uncle after his father died when he was six years old.

Other work Habberton is also known for his stories about early California life, many of which were collected in his 1880 book Romance of California Life: Illustrated by Pacific Slope Stories, Thrilling, Pathetic and Humorous (New York: Baker, Pratt & Co., 1880).

He was also known under the pseudonym "Smelfungus."

Personal life In 1868, he married Alice Lawrence Hastings, who later suggested recording their sons' adventures. Caleb Wright; A Story of the West (1901)